Socio-Economic Disparities in the Integration Process of Immigrants in Western Europe; A Comparative Study for Six EU Countries

ISBN-13: 9782875744388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 380 str.

Erhan Özdemir

Opis

This book examines the disparities in labour market and access to social benefits between native population and migrants in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom over the 2004-2016 period. The variations across countries and different migrant groups, migrants are disadvantaged in both domains.

Spis treści

List of tables - List of figures - Introduction - Are immigrant employees disadvantaged in western Europe? - The differentiation in the permanency of the jobs between the migrants and the native population - The differentiation in having jobs with fixed- term contracts between migrants and the native- born employees: A comparative analysis for six European countries - The variation in the social benefits receipts and return to employment across non- working adults - Context effects on socio- economic disparities between migrants and natives - Conclusion and discussion - Appendix: Description of the social benefits in study counties according to MISSOC data - Annex tables - References - Index

O autorze

Erhan Özdemir is a social researcher with a strong background in demographic and statistical analysis. He has specialized in the analysis of issues related to income inequality and living conditions as well as migration and other demographic processes. He has been a member of the research teams of the EU-funded projects such as "Social Situation Monitor" and "Study on the Adequacy and Sustainability of Social Protection Systems: Attitudes in the EU". He is currently a PhD candidate in Ghent University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.